Share 'The Varieties of Religious Experience'

I am about to begin reading William James: The Varieties of Religious Experience. I borrowed the book from the library but it is available online here: http://www.psychwww.com/psyrelig/james/toc.htm
The author takes the stance that the veracity of claims about deities are separate and apart from the utility of religion.
I have been following the same line of thinking. Deist have a lot to prov…